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Dirtiest IT Jobs from Infoweek

Original Articles here and here. Too funny. Legacy systems archaeologist WANTED: INDIVIDUALS FAMILIAR WITH 3270, VAX/VMS, COBOL, AS/400, AND OTHER LEGACY SYSTEMS NO ONE ELSE REMEMBERS. MUST BE ABLE TO TYPE ENTIRELY IN CAPITAL LETTERS FOR EXTENDED PERIODS. APPLICANTS MUST MEET MINIMUM AGE REQUIREMENT OF 55. Help desk zombie Excellententry-level opportunity for multitasking individual with low self-esteem. Ability [ READ MORE ]

Heroes gets Bryan Fuller back!

Oh this news made my day after watching ep10 and ep11 of Heroes yesterday. Heroes is really sliding in quality. The plot threads are just silly. Nothing like the first season, and the lead up to the WGA strike in season 2. But this… this is good news. “Dead Like Me” and “Pushing Daisies” creator/executive producer [ READ MORE ]

Deepak Chopra on the modern ruling class

From here: Elected officials are sent to Washington to govern but not to rule. This may sound like a question of semantics or at best a fine distinction. But rulership isn’t a legitimate part of democracy. When a governing class develops in a democratic society, it loses contact with the people who elect it. In many [ READ MORE ]

Sticking it to the customer

  • November 15th, 2006
  • Posted in Articles

Here is a great perspective piece about the current attempts of the RIAA to legislate media. A great quote: The collective amnesia the entertainment industry has about its past and recent attempts to limit consumers’ rights and technological innovation is nothing short of startling. Awesome. [ READ MORE ]

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